5.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2015-5688
Geddy Node.js Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/app/index.js in Geddy before 13.0.8 for Node.js allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%2f (dot dot encoded slash) in the PATH_INFO to the default URI.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5688 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Geddyjs geddy
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-5688 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5688 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5688 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/geddy/geddy/commit/2de63b68b3aa6c08848f261ace550a37959ef231
    Added Reference https://github.com/geddy/geddy/issues/697
    Added Reference https://github.com/geddy/geddy/pull/699
    Added Reference https://github.com/geddy/geddy/releases/tag/v13.0.8
    Added Reference https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/geddy-directory-traversal
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:geddyjs:geddy:13.0.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/geddy-directory-traversal No Types Assigned https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/geddy-directory-traversal Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geddy/geddy/issues/697 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geddy/geddy/issues/697 Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geddy/geddy/releases/tag/v13.0.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/geddy/geddy/releases/tag/v13.0.8 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

72.39 }} 7.03%

score

0.98697

percentile